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written in the summer of 2019 after a lot of Stardew Valley, a trip to visit family in Hawaii where there were brush fires that stranded us on one side of the island for a day, and the reading of the book "Women Who Run With the Wolves" by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D.

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A simple task, to leave behind
a life we’ve made, a future holds, the hope
to conquer the land before your heart
the wild woman belongs to you
the wild woman is within you

With one brush fire, the wires cut
the land now charred to start anew
and out of ash, comes rushing through
the wild woman belongs to you
the wild woman is within you
ooo

Freely falling, smile pasted wide
as hard as concrete angels fly
and waiting for the impact, hoping downy feathers will
break the fall, break the fall

The rugged land yields its fruit
upon the eve of the festival route
it’s twinkling lights bringing you into the fray
as nightly dreams, of home simmer and sway
The wild woman belongs to

Freely falling, smile pasted wide
as hard as concrete angels fly
and waiting for the impact, hoping downy feathers will
break the fall, break the fall

but the earth is hard
with her lava jutting into ribbons
and scars only glow brighter
as you tangle up your paper mache wings
you thought were stone, you thought were stone

Freely falling, smile pasted wide
as hard as concrete angels fly
and waiting for the impact, hoping downy feathers will
break the fall, break the fall

back you go, to land anew
with another idea of what’s happening to you
and you keep pressing forward, imua
the wild woman belongs to you
the wild woman is within you
oooo

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from you were right, hold my hand, released February 26, 2021

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Nalani Proctor Keokuk, Iowa

Nalani Proctor is a solo songwriter based in Iowa. Growing up in the small towns of Keokuk, IA, and Kahului, HI shaped her love of music, and sharing stories, but also pulled her in opposing directions of belonging, never quite fitting in as Hapa Hawaiian. Now, she's carving her own way. ... more

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